Around five years after calling it quits with the 'Paradise City' star, the 'Rich Kids Ruin Everything' artist declares that he is 'grateful' for everything that happened between them.
- May 31, 2024
AceShowbiz - Mod Sun is "grateful" for everything that happened between him and Bella Thorne. Around five years after his breakup from the "Paradise City" star, the "Rich Kids Ruin Everything" artist credited their "extremely hard" split for "impetus" to get sober.
Recently, the 37-year-old hip-hop artist opened up about his journey to sobriety. In a new interview published on Thursday, May 30, he spoke to Page Six, "I haven't seen her in a long time, but if I did see her, I would just be like, 'I'm so f**king grateful for everything that happened in that time.' "
Mod Sun, whose real name is Derek Ryan Smith, went on to say, " 'And, like, I have nothing, nothing but good thoughts in my head about us and what we went through and all that. And I'm so grateful that everything played out the way it did because I am five years sober because of that.' "
The Minnesota native told the media outlet that his downfall was cocaine. "It was, like, really pushing it to the limit. And, I mean, it really, really happened where my eyes, like, rolled into the back of my head," he recalled. "I felt shame from the first line of cocaine I did. I felt shame. And I became an addict in that exact moment. I knew the first line of cocaine that I did, I was like, 'This is going to kill me one day. This is going to be the way I go out.' "
During the chat, Mod Sun also shared that his father passed away "from alcohol." The singer/songwriter recounted, "And he almost died two times before that. And he was told by a doctor, 'If you drink again, you are going to die.' And he couldn't stay strong, and it took his f**king life. And I will never for one second believe that he wanted that."
Mod Sun and Bella started their romantic relationship back in October 2018. The two called it quits in April 2019. During their romance, she was also dating YouTuber Tana Mongeau before going their separate ways in February 2019.
